Rail-tie.



D. CQBLOSE & M. SHULTZ. RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1913.

6 309 I Patented M3113, 1914.

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RAIL TIE APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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gnve'ntoz DANIEL C. BLOSE AND MICHAEL SHULTZ, OF KAYLOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914..

Application filed June 17, 1913. Serial No. 774,177.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DANIEL C. BLOSE and Micnari, Snnyrz, citizens of the United States, residing at Kaylor, in the county of Armstrong and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to rails for railway ties and rail retaining elements associated therewith, and the improvementresides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved tie illustrating the,

rails secured thereon, Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the same, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a view illustrating the manner whereby the rails will be forced into engagementwith the rail engaging lips provided upon the tie. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of one of the ends of the ties, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the rail engaging members associated with the tie, Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal sectional view on the line 4-'-4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 8 is a view illustrating the broken ends of a rail secured upon the tie, and. Fig. 9 is a view of the said broken rail having its flanges shaped to be received upon the tie. Fig. 10 is a detail plan view illustrating by dotted lines the means for moving the tie transversely of the rail as well as the means whereby one of the rail engaging members is brought toward the rails.

31y improved tie is preferably constructcd of metal and embodies a rectangular member of a suitable size and shape which has its lower longitudinal edges provided with flanges 1. and its bottom channeled, as at between the flanges, and the said channel is interrupted by depressions 3 and 44, the depression 3 being arranged centrally of the tie, while the depressions 4 are arranged at the ends of the tie and open into the said ends. The top of the tie adjacent the ends thereof is preferably rounded, as indicated by the numerals 5, the same being beveled from the ends inwardly toward the center of the tie, and the said rounded portions terminate in transverse beveled walls which provide rail engaging lips 6. The

portion of the tie between the lips 6 is flat or horizontally straight and is disposed a suitable distance below the upper .walls pro said pockets. The sohd portion of the tie is arranged over the central depression 3 of the said tie, and the rail retaining members 10 are each of a length greater than the length of the pockets 8 and-9.;

Each of the rail retaining members comprises what we will term a body .11 which has its upper face formed with an extension or projection 12 which terminates in an angular transverse wall which provides a rail flange engaging lip 13. The portion of the body beyond the said lip is horizontally straight for a suitable distance, as indicated by the numeral 14, and the'other portion has its upper face beveled or inclined, to provide what we will term fingers 15, and the said fingers 15 are adapted to pass through openings 16 that are provided upon the outer transverse walls of the pockets 8 and 9, the 'said openings having their upper walls beveled, as at 17. The body portions of each of the members 10 are formed with transversely arranged elongated slots or openings 18, and the sides of the ties are also provided with rectangular openings 19 which enter the pockets, one of the said openings being of a greater length than the adjacent opening, and the side walls provided by each of the openings are preferably inclined or beveled.

' The numerals designate keys which are adapted to pass through the openings 19 and 18, and the said keys have their longitudinal edges beveled or inclined from one of their ends to their opposite end and the keys are further adapted to exert a pressure upon one of the walls provided by the openings 18 to slide the members 10 toward the lips 6 of the tie. The keys 20 have adjacent their reduced ends, a plurality of openings 21, any one of which being adapted for the :..-;mbers in an adjusted position upon the In testimony whereof We aflix our signatie, and the lips'of the tie at their juncture tures in presence of two witnesses. with the tie being formed with depressions DANIEL C. BLG'SE. which are adapted to register vwith similar TCHAEL SHULTZ.

5 depressions formed in' the lower portion of Vitnesses:

the lips of the adjustable rail engaging F RANK CROW,

members. i PETER OLCUS. 

